Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust

Trusts to appoint joint CEO and chair in bid to stem delayed discharges

2024-10-09T04:11:00+01:00

Two trusts have agreed to appoint a joint chair and chief executive after reviewing “collaboration and integration” across the patch.

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Trust chief executive moves to ICB

2024-06-26T11:00:00+01:00

A community trust chief executive is stepping down ahead of the expected introduction of shared leadership with an acute provider, HSJ has learned.

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Trust holds CEO post to consider ‘integration’ with neighbour

2024-05-30T11:16:00+01:00

A trust has decided not to advertise its vacant chief executive post after system leaders commissioned a review into “integration opportunities” with a neighbouring provider.

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Trust at centre of abuse scandal appoints long-serving community CEO

2024-03-05T17:13:00+00:00

A long-serving community trust CEO has been appointed to lead the scandal-hit mental health provider in Greater Manchester.

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North by North West: Trust left isolated as strike nears 50 days

2024-01-15T12:50:00+00:00

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HSJ’s 10 most-read integration stories of 2023

2023-12-28T03:07:00+00:00

As 2023 turns into 2024, we look at the integration stories which climbed their way up the most-read list this year

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North by North West: Takeover and a makeover

2023-02-06T14:20:00+00:00

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‘Truly integrated’ service model scrapped after failure to improve care

2023-01-25T11:56:00+00:00

A contract aimed at achieving a ‘truly integrated’ health and social care service is set to be terminated after six years, following concerns about accountability and performance.

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North by North West: Best and worst from the staff survey

2018-03-27T09:12:00+01:00

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Revealed: Trusts performing worst against race equality target

2018-01-04T10:00:00+00:00

Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust was the worst trust in England for racial bias in its formal disciplinary process last financial year.

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North by North West: Merger trusts hope for McKinsey level savings

2017-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill

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Trust busts locum cap after overspending on GPs

2017-05-09T07:00:00+01:00

A community trust has breached its agency spending cap for 2016-17 by more than £300,000 following staff shortages in its GP out of hours’ service.

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Revealed: 23 trusts chosen for new Carter review

2017-02-14T15:00:00+00:00

More than 20 trusts have been chosen to be part of a new NHS efficiency review led by Lord Carter.

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Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust

2016-10-21T13:37:00+01:00

Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.

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What's new in care models: Chains are where the action is

2016-06-07T08:00:00+01:00

Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.

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Revealed: Trusts borrow millions to pay for redundancies and beds

2016-06-07T07:00:00+01:00

Papers released by the Department of Health show trusts have borrowed hundreds of millions of pounds to pay suppliers, make redundancies and increase bed capacity.

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North by North West: Mega-merger will create largest trust in England

2016-06-02T07:27:00+01:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill

240 council staff to transfer to community trust

2016-05-31T13:59:00+01:00

About 240 council staff will transfer to an NHS community trust as part of service integration plans for the Wirral.

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North by North West: Clearing the FT pipeline

2016-05-11T08:00:00+01:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill

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NHS Improvement promises new way of authorising FTs

2016-03-22T16:39:00+00:00

NHS Improvement will take a “revised approach” to authorising foundation trusts when it takes over from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, a director has confirmed.